ALERT Power outage at Male Airport (Maldives)
Report of power outage at domestic terminal of Male Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (Maldives). Mivaguthu #INIA #Blackout pic.twitter.com/CB9WvXcsRH — Saudullah Ahmed (@DidiSaud) September 27, 2016
VIDEO Copilot flying SAS A340 out of Washington
In the cockpit of the SAS Scandinavian Airbus A340-300 for a departure out of Washington Dulles Airport bound for Copenhagen, Copilot at the controls.
EMERGENCY Air France #AF852 from Paris ORY dumped fuel before diverting to Paris CDG due to compressor stall
On sunday, Air France flight #AF852 to Cayenne suffered a compressor stall on takeoff from Paris ORY, probably due to a bird strike. The Boeing 777-200 started to dump fuel holding 6,000 feet, south of Paris during about 25 minutes. Air France decided to divert flight #AF852 to Paris CDG for a better technical care. The plane…
NEWS Monarch Airlines denies insolvency rumours
Monarch Airlines has strongly denied rumours it is in financial trouble amid growing fears among passengers. Travellers and aviation enthusiasts began tweeting and posting speculation to Facebook on Sunday. Their fears were fuelled by US carrier United Airlines appearing to launch services on the same routes at the same times as scheduled Monarch flights. Monarch…
EMERGENCY Yeti Airlines flight crashed at Bhairawa Airport (Nepal)
A BAe Jetstream 41 was damaged in a runway excursion on landing at Bhairawa Airport (Nepal). The aircraft operated flight YT893 from . On landing at Bhairawa the flight fromKathmandu failed to stop and overran the runway. There were 29 passengers and three crew members aboard the plane are safe, according to the Yeti Airlines.
VIDEO A Dozen B-52 Nuclear Bombers Takeoff Together
The United States 5th Bomb Wing B-52s and their crews recently performed a mass takeoff during Prairie Vigilance exercise at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota. Prairie Vigilance is an annual exercise designed to test the wing’s ability to conduct conventional and nuclear-capable bomber operations.
VIDEO Auckland airport action!
Runway action from Auckland Airport including lots of Emirates A380s and various 787s.
NEWS North Korea hosts first-ever air show this week end!
This weekend North Korea is hosting its first-ever air show, which would involve both civilian and military aircraft. Pyongyang hopes to boost tourism by hosting the event. The air show is to take part on this weekend at the Kalma International Airport in the eastern port city of Wonsan. The show itself will demonstrate planes of…